Improvement in hand corn-planters



HENRICK LAGE.

improvement in Hand Corn-Planters..

ANo.12-96l PatentedJuneHyJSZ.

-NvEN-Vom A UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

HENEIGK LAGE, OF OMAHA CITY, NEBRASKA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAND CORN-PLANTERS.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRIGK LAGE, of Omaha city, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hand Seed-Planters, of which the following is a specifica-tion:

Nature cmd Objects of the Intention.

` tion of the lever parts the blades at the point and permits the discharge of one hill of seed, after which a spring forces the blades into position for a repetition of the operation.

Description ofthe Accompanying Drawing.

Figure I is a side elevation. Fig. II is a longitudinal section. Fig. III is a plan view ot' the valve-seat and slide, showing the different-shaped valves in section. Fig. IV is a plan of the wedge-shaped valve. Fig. V is a side view of Fig. IV; and Fig. VI is a side elevation of the point of blade I.

' General Description.

In the drawing, A is the blade, provided with avalve-opening, B, over which a metaL lic guide, C,having a slide, D, is countersunk into the blade A. A' receiver, rEv, having a lid, F, and buttonG, is secured to the blade A, so that the interior of its bottom is in line with the lowest portion of the valve-opening B. A metallic sheath,H, secured to the blade A, incases the outside and the edges of the blade A at its point, and also the edges of the blade I at its point. A metallic plate, J, protects the outside of, the blade I at its point. The valve K, having the orice V, is wedgeshaped, and may be made to fit either a circular or quadrilateral valve-opening, B, and secured within an opening, L, which should correspond in shape with the large end of the valve K by a pin, M, having a hooked head. Several valves, K, having diiferent-sized oriiices, V, may be used with each planter for planting different sizes of seed. The point of the hook on the pin M enters a small hole in the edge of the blade I directly below the hole N, through which the pin M passes to secure the valve K. The lever O has its fulcruin at I in the bifurcation at the upper end of the blade A. The blade I works on the bearings Q, and is connected to the lever O by the metal strip It. A pin, similar to the pin M, secures the blade Ito the strip R. T is a helicaly spring, which acts in opposition to the lever O.

Operation.

'slide I) falls down the guide G by its own weight, and continually rests upon the valve K. The upper side of the valve K being beveled from its outer to its inner end causes the slide D to descend as the valve is withdrawn, and to ascend as it returns to place.

Claim.

lVhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The handle 0, serving the double purpose of handle and lever in operating the blade I, valve K, and blade II, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing im provement in hand seed-planters as above described I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of April, 1872.

HENRICK LAGE. [L.

IVitnesses:

H. F. STRONG, J. M. JoHNsoN. 

